Hi Chris,

Good to hear from you!

Are you still running the Green Narrows?

There's a lot that has happened in the boating scene in the East since I
left, and all your points are well-taken.

In reality, I miss Eastern paddling a lot. Runs like the Watauga, Upper
Yough, and such are really great in that the rapids have some gradient, but
they also have pools at the bottom. It's not this 'cataract in the middle
of a Class III rapid' that seems to characterize too much Idaho Class V.

I also miss the warm water.

It's too bad it's so hard to plan a paddling vacation to the East. I'd be
back there next year.

Best,

Chuck

http://www.wildcountry.info

in article , Chris Bell at
wrote on 6/10/04 6:18 AM:

Like you, now that I have kids I have cut back the difficulty of what
I run considerably, but I have no qualms about running any of the
three rivers listed above at normal flows. Most Eastern Class V's I
do have qualms about running these days.